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Pakistan [Book] : U.S. relations & foreign assistance / edited by DeAndre K. Whitley, Keith E. Noel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: : Nova science publishers, c2012.Description: xi, 137 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781620810200
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.5491073 23
Other classification:
  • 327.5491073
Summary: This book summarizes important recent developments in Pakistan and in Pakistan-U.S. relations. The Obama Administration's engagement with Pakistan has been seriously disrupted by recent events. A brief analysis of the current state of Pakistan-U.S. relations illuminates the main areas of contention and uncertainty. Vital U.S. interests related to links between Pakistan and indigenous American terrorism, Islamist militancy in Pakistan and Islamabad's policies toward the Afghan insurgency, Pakistan's relations with historic rival India, nuclear weapons proliferation and security, and the troubled status of Pakistan's domestic setting are reviewed. Ongoing human rights concerns and U.S. foreign assistance programs for Pakistan are also discussed.
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This book summarizes important recent developments in Pakistan and in Pakistan-U.S. relations. The Obama Administration's engagement with Pakistan has been seriously disrupted by recent events. A brief analysis of the current state of Pakistan-U.S. relations illuminates the main areas of contention and uncertainty. Vital U.S. interests related to links between Pakistan and indigenous American terrorism, Islamist militancy in Pakistan and Islamabad's policies toward the Afghan insurgency, Pakistan's relations with historic rival India, nuclear weapons proliferation and security, and the troubled status of Pakistan's domestic setting are reviewed. Ongoing human rights concerns and U.S. foreign assistance programs for Pakistan are also discussed.

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